his ability to uphold a death sentence despite personal objections to capital punishment. And though he was consistently successful at the polls, he took a very visible role in urging the state to change from electing to appointing judges." Exum was an adjunct professor of law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1977 to 1986 and Duke University from 1995 to 1996. In 2006, he joined the faculty of Elon University's new law school as Distinguished Jurist in Residence. After retiring from the bar, Exum joined the firm of Smith Moore, LLP in Greensboro, NC, later called Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, where he led the appellate practice group. In November 2018, the firm merged with Fox Rothschild, a national law firm. Exum is currently a retired counsel from that firm. His status with the North Carolina Bar is Emeritus Pro Bono. Publications "Rediscovering State Constitutions." North Carolina Law Review, 70:6 (1992). Professional affiliations Exum is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, serving on the task force on alternative to litigation, the committee on judicial independence, and the appellate rules study commission. He is a member of the American Bar Association where he served on the house of delegates, as chairman of the criminal justice standards committee, and chairman of the ad hoc committee on death penalty costs. From 1995 to 2003, he was a fellow and state chair for the American Bar Association Foundation. He is also a fellow in the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He was a board member of the Conference on Chief Justices, chair of the Standing Committee on Criminal Justice Standards, and a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the International Society of Barristers, and the Gilford Inn of Court. He was also a member of the Fair Trial Initiative, Court Watch, and the legal honor society Phi Delta Phi. Awards and honors His portrait was dedicated at the North Carolina Supreme Court, in October 2015 John McNeill Smith Jr., Award, North Carolina Bar Association's Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section, 2009 Judge John J. Parker Award, North Carolina Bar Association Alumni Achievement Award, New York University School of Law Herbert Harley Award, American Judicature Society James Iredell Award, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Campbell University Norman A. Wiggins School of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill William Richardson Davie Award, Trustees,